Fewer than a fifth of voters see Ed Miliband as a prime minister in waiting,
according to a new poll for The Times.

Only 19 per cent said that they could imagine Mr Miliband in Downing Street,
unchanged from September 2012, when YouGov first asked the question.

The figures show the Labour leader lagging significantly behind David Cameron
when the Conservative leader was in Opposition, and suggest that Mr
Miliband’s attacks on the energy companies and banks have failed to persuade
voters he is ready to lead the country.